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Arkansas Daily Grain Bids

Arkansas · Little Rock · Fri, May 16
● Bids as filed41 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2960

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550/bu+0.00+10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5800/bu+0.01+8¢/BuJuly (N)12.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4050/bu+0.00+5¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2550/bu+0.00−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550/bu+0.03+10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5800/bu+0.01+8¢/BuJuly (N)12.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4050/bu+0.00+5¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2550/bu—−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350/bu+0.00−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350/bu+0.00−12¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6400/bu+0.03+14¢/BuJuly (N)12.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2750/bu+0.00−8¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6200/bu+0.01+12¢/BuJuly (N)12.2800
East
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250/bu+0.00−63¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000/bu+0.01−60¢/BuJuly (N)11.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150/bu+0.00−34¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2000/bu+0.01−30¢/BuJuly (N)11.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.00−50¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900/bu+0.01−41¢/BuJuly (N)11.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100/bu+0.01−49¢/BuJuly (N)11.7300
Arkansas River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950/bu+0.00−46¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1200/bu+0.01−38¢/BuJuly (N)11.8500
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Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.0350/bu+0.00−32¢/BuNovember (X)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.2100/bu+0.01−29¢/BuJuly (N)11.9800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650/bu+0.07+5¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950/bu+0.06−12¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450/bu+0.01+9¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.05+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650/bu+0.02+5¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950/bu+0.05−12¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050/bu+0.03+5¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.05+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650/bu+0.06−15¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750/bu+0.02+2¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350/bu+0.04−8¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050/bu—+5¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.05+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.5250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200/bu+0.11−3¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200/bu+0.08−3¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900/bu+0.05+4¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200/bu+0.08−3¢/BuJuly (N)—
Source: USDA AMS · Little Rock, AR. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.